Master, stop; I’ll speak out then; do listen. LYCONIDES Come then, tell me. STROBILUS I’ve found to-day, master very great riches. LYCONIDES Where, pray? STROBILUS A four pound pot A four pound pot : Quadrilibris probably alludes to the capacity of the pot, and not its weight. It was probably a jar made to contain four pounds weight of liquid. , I say, full of gold! LYCONIDES What crime is this that I hear of from you? STROBILUS I’ve stolen it from this old fellow, Euclio. Part of line 822 in the Latin. LYCONIDES Where is this gold? STROBILUS In my box at home; I now wish to be made free.